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Biggest need in draft???

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What do you guys think is our biggest need in the 2015 NFL Draft.

Here are my four biggest areas of concern based on free agency, injuries, depth, experience, etc.

1. DT - Starks is probably gone. He and the rest of our d-lineman seem very inconsistent against the run. Asiata ran without being touched at times. We need a run stuffing beast.

2. CB - Grimes looked old and slow today. He can still leap and make the great picks but we are really thin at the CB position and Grimes is normally our best d-back.

3. O-LINE - Not just one spot. Both our starting tackles have been injured. Satele and Pouncey have been shuttled around at Center. I would just move Pouncey. We need better play from our Guards and more depth.

4. WR - I love Landry and Wallace has gotten better over the year. But we need a big beast WR...a Dez Bryant type of receiver.
 
My priority would be at CB, OG and LB.. Especially in the early rounds. Our defense has been a huge part of us missing the playoffs this season.

That said, I'd love a Sammy Coates or Devante Parker. Hartline could be gone, along with Matthews and potentially Gibson.. We'll have holes at the position.
 
I wouldnt disagree with your list but I think the biggest thing that could make us really good is another RB.

Thinking about what a healthy Moreno would have done for us this year. If Mel Gordon is anything like Jamal Charles, its a no brainer.
 
I know it's not the sexy position, but I was super high on Joel Bitonio last year, and I personally think guards are quickly becoming as important as tackles with the way defenses scheme now.

So aDominating guard and true power RB are high on my list this year.
 
In the first round you have to go where the talent is regardless of position. For me that's going to be WR (Parker, White, Coates) or mabye a Shaq Thompson at LB.
 
I'd add linebacker to that list. I think Miami should go the veteran route in free agency to get a good defensive tackle. It's hard for those guys to come in and make an instant impact in the NFL and I don't see many in this draft who will make that instant impact. It would be nice to add a serviceable guard in free agency as well.

I want one of these four in the first round: Todd Gurley, Melvin Gordon, DaVante Parker, Devin Funchess. After that I'd look mostly defense.
 
Ditto on the LB, one prototypical linebacker and you will have your run stopper.
 
Man, I think Devante Parker will be one of those guys that gets hyped up in the offseason and gets picked top ten. I just feel it!
 
Biggest need is a great player, or preferably several. Position doesn't really matter. I agree with earlier posts that the logic to find one is within the deepest positions. That applies to the first three rounds, not merely the first.

Our defensive tackles are really weak. That's particularly glaring considering how hard they try. Mitchell or Odrick will make a big determined push and then get bent backwards. It was interesting yesterday that Mitchell didn't start the game. He's been having trouble recently so they kept him off the field on the opening Viking drive, with Starks and Odrick out there. Not until Minnesota had the ball on the half yard line did we trot Mitchell out there for added beef. Didn't help. He submarined but they ran smack over him into the end zone.
 
It's a bad year for DTs, by the look. Good year for WRs, RBs and there are some interesting LBs. Guard also looks good.

We are a decent roster, with a decent coaching ticket and a decent record. We have to stop being decent and start being great and that means prioritising player over need. It means taking risks and it means solving short term holes in FA as a best as possible. Otherwise, we're not moving forward. I don't think Hickey had the greatest draft in the world, but his strategy overall was pretty good - sign talented FAs who are available on the cheap because of injury. I know not all worked out, but that can be a very random outcome. He then went for consistent SEC talent At the top and consistent small school talent lower down. It's not a bad formula.
 
I think Dallas, of all teams, has shown that investing high picks on the o-line is a good path back to the playoffs. Having said that, if we win against the Jets and the draft goes the way most mocks have it going, there will be no o-line available on our 1st round pick. However, there should be plenty of corners to choose from and maybe a big bodied wide receiver.
 
for me it goes:

Guard- Colledge, Smith, and Thomas are not starters. Thomas and Turner at this point is who we would have starting next year and thats not reliable.

LB- I think this was the reason for the run D falling apart, we only played with 2 LB the majority of the time which kills the run support. A top LB to go with Misi and Jenkins is a priority. Only way around is to try and see what Elerbee can give when healthy.

RB- I am a Miller supporter, he is a solid 5 yard per carry guy and showed alot this year, we do however need a guy who can give relieve miller and be a threat to break runs loose. Miller is great but runs over 20 yards are a rarity with him.

OT- after Albert went down this OL was as reliable as last season.
 
Shaq Thompson
Defenses are built from inside out. Jenkins, McCain, Thompson, Jordan. Thats a fast, athletic and versatile group.
Team should go to 3-4 defense.
 
1) CB

2) Catch Radius WR. Someone like a young Larry Fitzgerald, who can catch the contested deep ball while facing the QB. Ryan Tannehill is good at throwing low-trajectory laser beams, but has trouble arcing the deep ball into a fast bucket. So in order for Ryan Tannehill to threaten deep, we need an outside WR like..

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